The median annual wage for electrical engineers was $93,010 in May 2015.
The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $59,240, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $146,820.
The median annual wage for electronics engineers, except computer was $98,270 in May 2015.
The lowest 10 percent earned less than $63,430, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $151,990.
In May 2015, the median annual wages for electrical engineers in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:
Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences
$112,970
Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing
105,870
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing
92,900
Electric power generation, transmission and distribution
91,650
Engineering services
90,710
In May 2015, the median annual wages for electronics engineers in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing
$107,940
Federal government, excluding postal service
105,960
Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing
101,940
Engineering services
98,250
Telecommunications
90,520
Most electrical and electronics engineers work full time.
Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Median annual wages, May 2015
Electronics engineers, except computer
$98,270
Electrical and electronics engineers
$95,230
Electrical engineers
$93,010
Engineers
$90,060
Total, all occupations
$36,200
Note: All Occupations includes all occupations in the U.S. Economy. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics